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Eel entrepreneurship with Sara Rademaker of American Unagi
November 28, 2023 By Jean Ko Din
Sara Rademaker is the founder and CEO of American Unagi, a glass eel recirculating aquaculture farm in Maine. She shares the journey of how she started the company from a small RAS system in the basement of her home, to an incubator startup, to now a commercial-scale farm to grow eel domestically.
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CEO Sara Rademaker caught in a moment of action at the American Unagi Farm. (Photo: American Unagi)
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An American Eel, Anguilla anguilla, already months into the growing process can still be small enough to fit into the palm of your hand. (Photo: American Unagi)
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Stocking densities for the larger fish can be as high as 150 kilos per cubic metre. (Photo: American Unagi)
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Bird’s eye view of the American Unagi facility in Waldoboro, Maine, USA. (Photo: American Unagi)
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(Photo: American Unagi)
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(Photo: American Unagi)
Further reading:
- Interested in being a facility manager at American Unagi? Introduce yourself at info@americanunagi.com.
- Occupational Standards for Maine Aquaculture Training Providers
- Yonathan Zohar and SAS2 objectives for RAS education
- How an Eel Farm Grows and Smokes Eels for Top Sushi Restaurants — Dan Does (Eater, YouTube)
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